Speeches by Craft.

“I would like to turn to the impact on children and young people. Lucy, you have mentioned several times the issue of children gambling. First, I am interested in the ages that this encompasses. Is it those just under 18, or are we seeing younger and younger people getting involved? I know there are some safeguards in p…”

“Would you say that patients experience a lack of accountability at the moment that they find quite frustrating? You are concerned about the population growing and accountability diminishing, so what would work?”

“Good morning. I am interested to bear down on what will be the impact of the NHS reorganisation on patients. What kind of differences would we expect patients to see due to the reorganisation in the short, medium and long terms?”

“Sharon, what are patients not experiencing at the moment—in terms of how much their voice is heard in the current system—that you think they could experience under a new system? Also, where are the blockages that should be taken care of in a redesigned NHS?”

“Are there risks to patient safety when the reorganisation takes place? Have organisations flagged that, in the past, reorganisation has led to increased risk to patient safety while it is under way?”

“So a patient-first focus going forward. How do you think the changes to the system will specifically enhance that patient voice, or could enhance that patient voice, beyond what we see at the moment?”

“What do you think needs to be in place for patients to have that greater voice in the running of whatever organisation replaces NHSE?”

“The hon. Lady is quite right that there is a real case for children across the board learning some BSL. We never know—for one child, it might spark a lifelong love of the language. Indeed, I believe there is a young girl in the Public Gallery who has her BSL level 1 qualification and she is still at primary school, whi…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right: it is a real shame that the BSL GCSE is not yet part of the curriculum. I understand there are some delays around what a qualification would look like. However, BSL already has a qualification that is agreed by the deaf community and the BSL first-language community. I ask that the M…”

“[In British Sign Language: I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention.] As people will see, we have tried to learn some parliamentary signs ahead of this debate. My hon. Friend is absolutely right—it is a question of accessibility. If someone is a British Sign Language first-language speaker, there are barriers to tak…”

“I will.”

“My hon. Friend is quite right. All children should be offered the opportunity to learn BSL level 1 at school. As she says, it can only help to break down those barriers to the deaf community and open up our society for those who are BSL first-language speakers. I will conclude because I know that other Members want to …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered British Sign Language Week. [In British Sign Language: I beg to move, That this House has considered British Sign Language Week.] It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank those who have supported today’s debate: the hon. Members who sponsor…”

“I completely agree: deaf children need qualified teachers of the deaf. I thank Mrs Smith, who is in the Public Gallery today—an exceptional teacher of the deaf in my constituency. I come back to the point about the patchwork of sign language provision for parents. There is an estimate that the availability of courses h…”

“I thank all Members who have taken part, particularly those who took the time to learn some BSL. I also thank the interpreters, who have made it possible for the deaf community to join us. I have a few reflections on things that were raised. There is certainly a learning point for all Members across the House to consid…”

“You are a very busy woman, basically. How does your work react to your caring responsibilities? How does it tie in?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart) on securing this important debate. Down’s syndrome regression disorder is an aspect of Down’s syndrome that has been, until now, largely overlooked. It affects roughly 1% to 2% of p…”

“Good morning. We are very pleased to have you with us. I have a nice easy question to start with: would you tell us a bit about yourselves and your experiences as carers and as young carers?”

“I just wanted to pick up on something that you said, Jayne, which is that you are concerned that every day feels very negative and that you never want your daughter to feel like she is a burden. I would just like to offer you all the opportunity to tell us something about the people who you care for before the Chair wr…”

“I am one of the 6% to 8% of people living with a serious mental illness in employment, despite 80% of us wanting to work. I am here despite a mental health system that I have always found unsupportive, and because I went out of my way to forge my own pathway of support and care. Although I welcome the Secretary of Stat…”